Abstract: A washer system, including: a washer having controllable operational parameters; an optical camera which provides optical data at the washer; a controller configured to: communicate with the washer and the optical camera, receive the optical data from the optical camera, and control the operational parameters of the washer. The washer system includes a processor configured to: receive the optical data, identify, using a machine learning model, types of laundry and quantities of the laundry loaded in the washer using received optical data from the optical camera and data sets stored in a data bank, and communicate with the controller to control the washer to operate using one or more specified operational parameters based on the types of laundry and the quantities of laundry.

Abstract: A fan system includes a fan having a controllable speed setting or power setting; an optical camera directed outward from the fan and which provides optical data; a controller configured to: communicate with the optical camera, receive the optical data, control rotating directions and the speed setting or the power setting of the fan; and a processor configured to: receive the optical data, identify, using a machine learning model, directions of one or more targets in relation to the fan using the received optical data of the optical camera, access a data bank, determine, using the data bank, the speed setting or the power setting of the fan, and communicate with the controller to control the rotating directions of the fan and the speed setting or power setting of the fan based on the identified directions of one or more targets in relation to the fan.

Abstract: A microwave oven system, which includes: a microwave oven having a controllable power setting; a thermal camera at the microwave oven and which provides temperature data of one or more cooking items in the microwave oven; an optical camera at the microwave oven and which provides optical data of the one or more cooking items in the microwave oven; and a controller. A processor is configured to: receive the optical data, identify using a machine learning model, the one or more cooking items and their quantities at the microwave using the received optical data of the optical camera, access a recipe data bank, determine, using the recipe data bank, one or more steps for cooking of the one or more cooking items in the microwave oven.

Abstract: System and method for delivering seamless continuous play of personalized or customized media and browser screen sharing for social shopping. The system is for seamlessly and continuously playing a media file over various web browser windows from different web domains. For browser screen sharing between a first device and a second device, the system includes a front end within a first web browser application of the first device that is displaying the third-party webpage on a first web browser window. The system includes a backend configured to send code to the second device to display the same third-party webpage with the same relative webpage view settings on a second web browser window of the second device as the first web browser window. Any changes to the current webpage or any of the webpage view settings first web browser window of the first device are reflected in the second web browser window of the second device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for browser screen sharing peer assisted electronic commerce are disclosed. An exemplary system for social shopping comprises a backend configured for: receiving, from a front end within a first web browser application of a first device, a selection of a product from a third-party webpage originated from a third-party host server; generating, at the backend, a message with respect to the product; sending, from the back end, the message to a second device; receiving, from the second device, a response to the message; and transmitting the response from the second device to the front end for displaying and enabling a person to make a purchase decision with respect to the product.

Abstract: System and method for delivering seamless continuous play of personalized or customized media and browser screen sharing for social shopping. The system is for seamlessly and continuously playing a media file over various web browser windows from different web domains. For browser screen sharing between a first device and a second device, the system includes a front end within a first web browser application of the first device that is displaying the third-party webpage on a first web browser window. The system includes a backend configured to send code to the second device to display the same third-party webpage with the same relative webpage view settings on a second web browser window of the second device as the first web browser window. Any changes to the current webpage or any of the webpage view settings first web browser window of the first device are reflected in the second web browser window of the second device.